A. Rim joists are the boards at the end of all floor joists on the first and second floor. They literally are a "rim" around the house. Homes with a crawl space or a basement have rim joists on each level. Homes on a slab do not have rim joists on the first level. There also...
Most shed floors are open joist construction with aplywood floor. Floor joists usually range from 2”x4” to 2”x 10”; although I’ve seen 2”x3” and 2”x12”. The plan is to fill the space between the joists with insulation to create the thermal barrier. Remember, the exposed groun...
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that air sealing a home and adding insulation in the attic, floors over crawl spaces, and accessible basement rim joists can save an average of 15 per cent on heating and cooling costs, or an average of 11 per cent of total energy cost...
A“Conditioned” space is the area of the home in which we live. This area is heated and cooled for the purpose of comfort. Within conditioned spaces you may find floors and floor joists if adjacent to other conditioned spaces, for example the floor between a 1st and 2nd story of home,...
in rafters. Floors were already finished, insulated underneath, plywood was run right up to where joists meet the rafters. After I installed the baffles I then cut loose batt insulation into smaller pieces and rolled them and taped them in garbage bags and stuffed in the "open" soffit space...
I have 9 foot ceilings in the basement and I do not plan on insulating the ceiling(floor joists). What do you suggest as far as sealing the foam board at the top after I cut pieces and add them to cover the entire wall? It says to seal the top, but what is it I want to seal...
and what about at the top of the wall (the floor joists), would you just use the fiberglass insulation in those cavities as well? or cap off the foundation concrete with the foam board and tape the insulate the remaining cavity with the glass insulation? maybe i am just thinking too ...